SMC and Hobsons Join Forces to Unveil Radius

Spartanburg Methodist College has joined forces with Hobsons to unveil Radius, the first Student Lifecycle Management Solution, which puts college students front and center.

SMC, selected by Hobsons as the pilot school for implementation of Radius, now has the flexibility to define and personalize a student’s lifecycle path from inquiry to enrollment. Registrars and other academic administrators can keep students on the path to graduation with’ advanced reporting features and definitive lifecycle paths that are customizable per academic program.

Hobsons helps educators, administrators, students, and families maximize success through every stage of the learning lifecycle. Hobsons’ personalized learning, academic planning, postsecondary enrollment, and student support solutions serve millions. Based on Hobsons’ Intelliworks architecture, Radius, available to undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional programs, will help post-secondary institutions, such as SMC, address rising challenges with enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

Prior to Radius, Spartanburg Methodist College used an assortment of systems to manage its recruitment efforts that, although powerful, carried a learning curve that limited staff adeptness. By utilizing Radius, SMC can deliver an enriched student experience and improved student retention by monitoring and tracking student performance, intervening when students need additional support, and analyze student outcomes from a single, cloud-based interface.

Since implementing Radius earlier this year, SMC has revolutionized the way in which it interacts with students from the point of inquiry to enrollment. Now, counselors and enrollment managers can quickly segment applicant pools, personalize student communications, process applications online, and prepare students for registration without extensive staff training.

Online processing has helped SMC increase productivity. After six weeks of implementation, they are more than one month ahead of student deposits over 2013. “Radius’ emphasis on Student Lifecycle Management mirrors SMC’s history of personal relationships with students during the recruitment process,” said Mike Queen, SMC director of Admissions. “Radius has allowed us to deepen those relationships and provide truly unique experiences for our prospective students. The intuitiveness of the program has allowed us to launch with minimal staff training and produced immediate results.”

“Successful Student Lifecycle Management is simple,” said Hobsons CEO Craig Heldman. “When schools are able to provide value to students at each stage of the lifecycle, they increase quality, efficiency, growth, and intelligence at their institution. We are excited to offer Radius as the first, single solution to maximize student success and institutional effectiveness seamlessly across multiple student pathways and multiple aspects of the institution.”